Sabine Devieilhe and Alexandre Tharaud bring their customary clarity, finesse and insight to the works of four composers who defined the path of French art song or m�lodie from the late 19th to the mid-20th century. In an imaginatively balanced recital, the two French luminaries perform Faur�, Debussy, Ravel and Poulenc. Their programme, built around Ravel's Cinq Chansons populaires grecques and Debussy's Verlaine setting Ariettes oubli�es, takes up the themes of love, war and death and offers both favourite songs like Faur�'s 'Apr�s un r�ve' and some rarer treasures.